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News about Republican National Committee, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

May. 14, 2015

Republican National Committee, which is overseeing 2016 presidential debates, is grappling with issue of how to fairly and effectively structure debates among candidates in crowded field with significant ideological and experiential variation. MORE

Jan. 18, 2015

Political Memo; attendees at Republican National Committee meeting in Coronado, Calif, celebrate wide field of potential Republican contenders for 2016 presidential election; warn, however, that with so many candidates in play, primaries will have to be tightly controlled to avoid chaos. MORE

May. 23, 2014

Las Vegas and Cincinnati inform Republican National Committee they are withdrawing from competition to host party's 2016 convention; Cleveland, Dallas, Denver and Kansas City remain as finalists for the event. MORE

May. 10, 2014

Republican National Committee moves to seize control of the presidential primary debates in 2016, another step in a coordinated effort to reshape the nominating process; members pass measure that will penalize any presidential candidate who participated in a debate not sanctioned by the national party, by limiting their participation in subsequent committee-sanctioned forums. MORE

Jan. 25, 2014

Republican National Committee moves to consolidate its presidential nominating process in 2016, pre-emptive effort to avoid a drawn-out campaign that many in the party say could imperil their effort to reclaim the White House. MORE

Mar. 20, 2013

Editorial cites report issued by Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus that took party to task for alienating large segments of public; contends report is candid self-assessment but seems overly focused on how Republicans should focus their message, while conveniently ignoring what message should be; notes for years party's message was opposite of inclusion, driving away very voters it wants to attract. MORE

Mar. 19, 2013

Republican National Committee report offers blunt self-critique of party it says needs better outreach and new brand of conservatism to appeal to younger voters, ethnic minorities and women. MORE

Jan. 25, 2013

Republican National Committee meets in Charlotte, NC, to consider how to rebuild their party; it is reviewing the party’s deficiencies, particularly in technology and grass-roots organizing, that contributed to Mitt Romney’s defeat in 2012 presidential election. MORE

Sep. 21, 2012

Federal election commission filings, along with disclosures by major super PACs, challenge the appearance of financial strength that had burnished Mitt Romney's campaign over the summer, and show unexpected strengths for Pres Obama going into the fall; much of what the Romney campaign reported sits in the accounts of the Republican National Committee, and only some of it will be available to Romney for his general election campaign. MORE

Apr. 6, 2012

Republican National Committee has raised more than $110 million over the past 15 months and retired more than half its debt, accumulating large cash reserves that could give Mitt Romney a critical boost as he intensifies his campaign against Pres Obama; the committee, once teetering on the edge of bankruptcy and irrelevance, reported more money in the bank at the start of last month than the Democratic National Committee, which raised about $137 million during the same period but also spent far more. MORE

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Donald J. Trump will come to Phoenix on Saturday to address the contentious issue of immigration again, even as city leaders have asked the billionaire businessman “to stage his hate-filled circus” elsewhere.